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F. A. WALTER.

SEALED FOLDING HOLLOW BODY. (Application filed Oqfi 6, 1899.)

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NITED STATES PATENT rFrcE.

FREDERICK A. YVALTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SEALED FOLDING HOLLOW BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,196, dated March13, 1900.

Application filed October 6, 1899.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. WALTER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sealed FoldingHollow Bodies, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of sealed folding hollow bodies orreceptacles which are intended for use in the systematic collections formissionary, Sunday-school, church,

charitable, and other beneficent purposes in which certain practicalconditions must be combined to insure successi. e., such a receptacleshould be formed into a symmetrical or geometrical figure, such areceptacle or figure to stand'erect and be strong and rigid when in useand should be so constructed that its contents cannot be shaken out orbe extracted without injury to the particular receptacle, the latter tobe so constructed as to readily fold for transportation, and it must beproduced at a minimum cost. In my in-. vention of improvement in sealedfolding hollow bodies described and claimed by me in Letters Patent ofthe United States No. 618,628, dated January 31, 1899,'this purpose waspartially attained.

To attain a still higher degree of efficiency, both in utility andreduction of cost of manufacture, is the object of my present invention,

which consists in the novel features of construction and arrangements ofparts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a wedge or tent shaped sealedhollow body or receptacle having protuberant ends embodying my.invention. Fig. 2 represents the blank from which the body or receptacleis formed, the same being spread out and scored or creased, as shown bythe dotted lines. Fig. 3 represents in the side elevation the body orreceptacle after having been constructed, sealed, and folded fortransportation. Fig. 4: represents an end elevation of Fig. 3, which forclearer illustration is only partially folded. Fig. 5 represents aperspective view showing the body orreceptacle in apartially-constructed state. Figs. 6 to 10, 11 to 15, and

Serial No. 732,769. (No model.)

16 to 20 represent similar views to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4-, and 5 abovedescribed and show, substantially, the same construction of body orreceptacle, the only difference being in the method of sealing thetriangular ends.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, my invention will be best described by firstreferring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, wherein Fig. 2 designates a blank,of any suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shape,substantially as shown, and then scored or creased, as indicated by thedotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitablemeans and being of such a character as to permit of the material beingreadily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at E, E,and E with extensions A, A, and A to which glue or other adhesivematerial is applied, after which the blank is folded on lines marked Xto form triangular ends integral with S. The glued extensions A areturned upon E, E and E are glued upon A and A, the flap or guard F isnow folded upon A and A the bottom B is now folded into A and A, andfinally S is folded upon A F, and A thus completing the sealing of saidhollow body or receptacle, and the diaphragm in F is bisecting theopening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body or receptacle, the sidesS and S at B are drawn away from each other. If the material is verylight, the body may be inflated by blowing into the money-opening. Thediaphragm in the flap or guard under the money-opening will serve thepurpose of a safety-valve for the escape of air when the sealed hollowbody is quickly folded flat.

Referring now to Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, it will befound that theconstruction is substantially the same as that just described, exceptthat instead of the triangular ends E, E, and E of Fig. 2 being integralwith each other, in Fig. 7 said triangular ends E, E, and E are integralwith the sides and bottom at S, B, and S, respectively. a blank, of anysuitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shape substantiallyas shown and then scored or creased, as indicated by the dotted lines,the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitable means andbeing of such a character as to permit of Fig. 7 designates ICO thematerial being readily folded at the lines so scored. The blank isprovided at S, B, and S with extensions E E, E E, and E E respectively,constituting the several separate parts of the protuberant ends. Theseveral extensions integral with said separate protuberant ends andmarked, respectively, A, A, A and A are the parts to which glue or otheradhesive material is applied, after which the blank is folded in such amanner that A A shall fold upon A A, next F is folded upon S, and A A? AA are folded upon A A A A in which event S folds upon S and F, thuscompleting the sealing of said hollow bodyor receptacle, and thediaphragm in F is bisecting the opening in S. To unfold this sealedhollow body or receptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away fromeach other. If the material is very light, the body may be inflated byblowing into the money-opening. The diaphragm in the flap or guard underthe money-opening will serve the purpose of a safety-valve for theescape of air when the sealed hollow body is quickly folded flat.

Referring now to Figs. 11 to 15, inclusive, it will be found that theconstruction is substantially the same as already described under Figs.1 to 6,except that instead of having two triangular protuberant ends, asshown in Fig. 1, the present body or receptacle stands upon a plaintriangular base, with sloping sides surmounted by a triangularprotuberant top terminating in a point. Fig. 12 designates a blank, ofany suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shapesubstantially as shown and is scored or creased, as indicated by thedotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitablemeans and being of such a character as to permit of the material beingreadily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at S withextensions E, E E, and E Glue or other adhesive material is applied to AA, F F, and A and A, after which the blank is folded on the dotted linesand lines marked X to form triangular ends integral with S, so thatAbecomes attached to E and B becomes attached to A and Afiwhen S' ismade to close upon F, F, and A thus completing the sealing of saidhollow bodyor receptacle, and the hole or diaphragm in F is found tobisect the money-opening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body orreceptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away from each other. Ifthe material is very light, the body may be inflated by blowing into themoney-opening. The diaphragm in the flap orguard under the money-openingwill serve the purpose of a safety-valve for the escape of air when thesealed hollow body is quickly folded flat.

Referring now to Figs. 16 to 20, inclusive, it will be found that theconstruction is substantially the same as already described under Figs.6 to 10, except that instead of having two triangular protubcrant ends,as shown in Fig. 6, the present body or receptacle stands upon a plaintriangular base, wit-h sloping sides surmounted by a triangularprotuberant top terminating around a common point. Fig. 17 designates ablank, of any suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shapesubstantially as shown and is scored or creased, as indicated by thedotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitablemeans and being of such a character as to permit of the material beingreadily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at S, B,and S with extensions E and and E and E respectively, constituting theseveral separate parts of the protuberant end and the triangularbase.The several extensions integral with said protuberant end and saidtriangular base, and marked, respectively, A, A, A A, A, and A are theparts to which glue or other adhesive material is applied, after whichthe blank is folded on the dotted lines andlines marked X to form thetriangular end integral with S in such a manner that A shall fold upon Aand B into A then F is folded upon B, and finally A A and S are foldedupon A A F, and A thus completing the sealing of said hollow body orreceptacle, and the hole or diaphragm in F will be found under andbisecting the money-opening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body orreceptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away from each other. Ifthe material is very light, the

vides in a simplified and inexpensive man- ICO IIO

ner a sealed folding hollow body or receptacle which is particularlyWell adapted for the purposes intended and which is so arranged that itscontents when once inserted cannot be easily extracted by shaking orotherwise, and although I have shown but four forms it is obvious otherforms might be designed, and I therefore reserve the right to make suchchanges and alterations as may be held to come within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A sealed folding wedge or tent shaped hollow body or receptacle madeof one piece of flexible material having protuberant pointed triangularends, containing an opening through which offerings may be passed andlying under said opening an integral flap or extension forming aninternal guard, said internal guard containing a suitable hole bisectingsaid opening.

2. A sealed folding wedge or tent shaped hollow body or receptacle madeof one piece of flexible material having when inflated the triangularends of said body or receptacle protuberant, each of said protuberantends terminating in a point, said body or receptacle containing ninedistinct external surfaces, having an opening through which offeringsmay be passed and lying under said opening an internal guard containinga suitable hole bisecting said opening.

3. A sealed folding wedge or tent shaped hollow body or receptacle madeof one piece of flexible material having when in flated the triangularends of said body or receptacle protuberant, each of said protuberanttriangular ends containing three distinct external internal guardcontaining a suitable hole biseo'ring said opening.

FREDERICK A. WALTER. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS.

